This fully iced number gets the balance right between a moist, creamy, butter rich sponge, and the almond sweetness from a generous layer of marzipan, with melt in the mouth icing. Aged for a minimum of three months in French brandy, celine large luggage tote the booze levels are just right, while the overall cake manages somehow to avoid being too heavy. Opt for the bigger size as you'll want to keep coming back for leftovers of this quintessential Christmas cake.
Icing can be a deal breaker celine bag leather when it comes to Christmas cake. Too dry or too thin and it's an instant turn off. Too sticky or too thick and it's a sickly mess. This cake then is the goldilocks of the bunch, having got the balance just right. Hats off to Tesco for this attractive little cake, which also scored highly for its generous amounts of marzipan and deep fruitiness, imparted by both brandy and an oak aged cognac. It says it serves 16, but if your family is anything like ours, you can easily halve that number.
Spoiler alert: if you don't like the taste of cinnamon and cloves, then you're not going to like this small but perfectly formed treat from Selfridges though we very much did. The icing was a little dry, but this spice heavy cake really delivered when it came to the sponge which was packed with celine outlet handbags london cognac infused vine fruits, crushed ginger and a generous amount of walnuts. It's great if you're serving just a few people this year, though a bigger, 1kg size is also available if you're catering for a larger group.
This sparkly, hand decorated cake definitely looks luxurious, and would make a great table centrepiece. However, if we could use one word to describe the taste, it would be buttery. So, while the icing is delicate, soft and sweet, the raisin, cherry, almond and brandy infused cake ends up on the heavier side. But if rich desserts are your thing, you'll be in heaven with this one. And though we first questioned if the cake really could serve 22, upon tasting it became clear that only small portions are needed.
Though pricey and decidedly understated (some would say classy) when it comes to decoration, the taste of the Meg Rivers Classic Fully Iced Christmas Cake just couldn't be beaten. Order the large size if you want to have left overs to pick at after the big day. And trust us, you'll want to.
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